HOLDING the car remote in one hand and the purse in the other, Akiku traversed the threshold between the receiving area and the exit to the garage. From her peripheral, she noticed one of Fang’s bodyguards heading her way. She was about to disregard him but he and another of his colleagues block the door to the garage. Startled, she stopped walking when she was a couple of meters away from them. The two men standing by the door, their huge frame hindered her from passing through. “You are not allowed to leave the mansion, Miss.” “From whose order?” “From the lady of the house.” “Why?” “We are not told of the reason. If you wish, you can speak with Lady Fang.” Akiku turned her back on them. She marched in the direction of her father’s office. As of late, the coven leaders spent m